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SPEAKERS’ PROFILE                  SPEAKERS’ PROFILE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2017


          STEPHEN QUINN                                      ALEX DAVIES                                                     SAMER KHALIFEH                                     MAHMUD P.K. MERALI

          Director - Project & Building Consultancy of Land Sterling  Managing Director for Emrill Services LLC              CEO, Kingfield Owner Association Management        Group Executive Partner - MERALI’S GROUP
                                                                                                                             Services
                           Stephen Quinn worked with Local                    Alex Davies is Managing Director                                                                                   An Executive partner of the Merali’s
                           Government in Scotland for 26 years                for Emrill Services LLC.  As                                    Having been in the real estate                     Group Mahmud Merali is the
                           as a Building Standards Surveyor                   Managing Director he successfully                               industry since 2005, Samer                         regional head for Middle East and
                           and was latterly an Area Team                      delivers strong business activities                             took a strategic decision during                   South-East Asia and takes the lead
                           Leader and was responsible for                     through a balanced approach                                     the economic downturn in                           as the Group’s International &
                           ensuring buildings were designed                   of strong leadership combining                                  2008 to diversity into facilities                  Financial consultant.
                           and constructed in accordance                      customer expectations, cost                                     management. In 2010, he formed                        Qualifications - Fellow of the
                           with appropriate legislation and                   containment and most importantly                                Kingfield Owner Association                        Institute of Chartered Accountants
       codes. Stephen has been with Land Sterling since April   employee engagement in technical, service focussed and                        Management Services, one of the   of England & Wales (ICAEW), Certified Public Accountant
       2014 and was responsible for establishing and managing the   complex environments. Alex is a Certified Member of the   first organizations of its kind in Dubai to obtain an Owners   (Kenya), Fellow of the Zambia Institute of Chartered
       Building Surveying Section, has developed and grown both   British Institute of Facilities Management (CBIFM).     Association Management license. Under Samer’s leadership,   Accountants (ZICA) & an Associate member of the Institute
       the team and services and has built up an established client   Emrill is the UAE’s leading Facilities Management   Kingfield OAM Services has secured contracts for some of   of Taxation (ATII-UK).
       base throughout MENA and including the likes of: Emaar,   service provider delivering FM services to sectors including;   the most prominent developments in Dubai and focusses   Mahmud has over 45 years’ experience in auditing,
       Aldar, Kidmah, Farnek, Damac and numerous others. The   Aviation, Healthcare, Residential, Master Communities,     on building reputable business relationships through   taxation and business advisory and serves as consultant for
       Building  Surveying Team consists of 14 professionally   and Commercial premises.  Alex is responsible for delivery   engagement and coordination to successfully control,   tax & business advisory to clients in the UK, Middle East and
       qualified members offering a range of services for all types of   of services to a number of prestigious clients including Wasl,   manage, maintain and administer Kingfield-managed   East Africa.
       properties such as: Building Audits, Reserve Fund Studies/  Emaar, Dubai Airports, Dubai Silicon Oasis, and Meraas.  projects while it continues to improve communities through   A Vice Chairman of the Board of BIM a listed entity in
       Life Cycle Analysis, Reinstatement Valuations, Condition   During 2017 Emrill business has grown revenues by 10%   integrated strategies.                             Turkey Mahmud participates in the Corporate Governance
       Surveys/Snagging Inspections, Defects Analysis, Fire Safety   a growth trend that extends for over 5 years, key contract                                              Committee, the Audit & the Early  Risk Detection
       Assessments, Health and Safety Assessments, Fit Out   awards include Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai Festival City                                                       Committees. Mahmud sits on the board of 3 Sharia
       Management and bespoke services designed to suit clients   and DC Aviation. 77% of this growth has been achieved                                                      Compliant Saudi owned Investments Funds.
       specific requirements.                             from existing clients, demonstrating Emrill reputation for
                                                          quality service.


          RENATA LIUZZI                                                                                                      DHIREN

          Director – Customer Excellence, Emaar Properties                                                                   P. HARCHANDANI
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                           13 years of experience across 4   MOHAMMAD KAISER                                                 Founder of Zenboxed and Partner of ADDA            SHAHRAM SAFAI
                           countries in Customer Experience,                                                                                  Dhiren P. Harchandani is the      Partner, Afridi & Angell Legal Consultants
                           Customer Service, Strategy and    AZAD                                                                             founder of Zenboxed (www.
                           Performance Management across                                                                                      zenboxed.com), a solution that                     Shahram joined Afridi & Angell
                           a wide number of companies and    Head of Community Management – Emaar                                             delivers concierge services using                  in 2002. His practice consists of
                           industries. Focused on improving   Community Management LLC                                                        smart lockers.  He is also a partner               corporate law, real estate law
                           business performance by putting                    One of the founding members                                     at ADDA (www.adda.io / www.                        and disputes. He also advises on
                           customers at the center of                         of Community Management,                                        addagatekeeper.io), ADDA is a                      private equity and venture capital
       businesses. In the last 3 years Renata has been focused in the         Kaiser has been instrumental in                                 comprehensive ERP platform for                     transactions. He heads the firm’s
       Middle East Market. Previously, she spent 10 years working             shaping the property landscape              OA’s and OAM’s, it hosts a range of modules from finance,              real estate and venture capital
       in Management Consulting with Accenture in London,                     developed by Emaar in Dubai and             compliance and facility management.                                    teams and has been highly sought
       Madrid and Caracas offices.                                            the Middle East. With over 15                  A Harvard Business School Alumni, Dhiren has a   after by boards and shareholders for strategic legal advice.
          She holds an MBA from IE Business School. She is also a             years of experience in property             proven track record of success in various sectors and   He is active in lobbying for and providing constructive
       Mechanical Engineer with a Masters in Motor Sports.                    and community management,                   disciplines such as Advanced & Emerging Technologies,   feedback to government organizations regarding regional laws
          Her background is in Customer, Strategy, Social Media   Kaiser’s strategic orientation has a proven track record   Company Partnerships, Marketing & Public Relations,   and regulations pertaining to venture capital investment,
       Strategy, Social Media for CX and for Customer Service,   in successful master planning, value chain management,   General Management, Strategic Development, Apparel   corporate governance and real estate.
       Performance Management, Business Transformation    customer experience, digital transformation, cost and service   Manufacturing and Real Estate.  A “serial entrepreneur”   He also advises clients with respect to investments, joint
       Programmes, and Operations. She has worked across the   optimization, sustainability, change and crisis management.  in Technology, Retail and Manufacturing, Dhiren has   ventures and doing business in Iran. He is a regular speaker
       Properties, Hospitality, F&B, Malls, Automotive, Aerospace   Kaiser was one of the first CMCA (Certified Manager of   successfully founded, invested, exited, and managed several   at seminars on legal developments and current issues in
       & Deference, Consumer Goods, Telco, Banking and Oil   Community Associations), AMS (Association Management         successful innovation-based ventures  Having started his   real estate and construction law. At the invitation of the
       Refining industries. Renata has been responsible to deliver   Specialist) and PCAM (Professional Community Association   career in consulting, he has lived in the Middle East for   Government of Dubai, Shahram lectures on legal matters
       complex transformation programmes, working with teams   Manager) in the region and outside of U.S.A. He is also a   over a decade, he has developed distinct specialization   at the Land Department. Shahram is well recognised by the
       spread across more than 15 countries with a wide variety of   faculty member at the Dubai Real Estate Institute, focusing   in navigating the GCC’s dynamic and highly competitive   leading international legal industry publications such as
       backgrounds and cultures.                          on community management.                                        Technology and Retail industry.                    Chambers Global and Legal 500 EMEA.
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